No Sugar Banana Muffins

I made these for Janie and she loved them!

http://hubpages.com/hub/No-Sugar-Added-Banana-Muffins-Recipe

Ingredients:

3 lg. bananas

1 tsp cinnamon

1 egg

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. sea salt

1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour

1/3 c. melted butter

Preparation:

Mash bananas.

Add cinnamon and slightly beaten egg.

Add melted butter.

Sift dry ingredients together and add to above mixture.

Mix until moistened.

Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

This makes one dozen muffins.

Note: I have made these with 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and 1/3 cup chocolate chips added.

Berry Tart

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/berry_tart/

I used all strawberries in this, and no liqueur. Instead of liqueur, I added 1 tsp sugar and 1 tbsp water to the marmalade and heated them in a pot so the sugar dissolved.

The crust is a pain and a lot of work, but it gets rave reviews. I served this to a couple of DH's economics department friends that we had over for dinner, and one asked for the recipe. It would be SO much easier if I had a food processor. But I used a pastry cutter and did it by hand. Which took forever.

My 9 inch tart pan was a bit small for all the cream filling. The strawberries were piled pretty high. Next time I make this, I think I will use half as much mascarpone/cream/sugar. Not sure if the cream is necessary, but it definitely tasted great.

Spinach and Ham Quiche

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Light-and-Fluffy-Spinach-Quiche/Detail.aspx

Alterations:

5 eggs

instead of 8 oz cheddar, used half cheddar half feta.

used plain yogurt instead of mayo.

Next time only do 1/4th feta. Too much salt.

This was good. I added 3-4 oz chopped ham and used a bunch of fresh spinach that I sauteed with onions until they were dry enough.

Spicy Orange Chicken Stir-Fry

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Spicy-Orange-Chicken-Stir-Fry-353398

This title is a misnomer because there is zero spice in this chicken. I added some garlic and chopped ginger to this dish. I don't think I have ever cooked something where DH liked it so much and I hated it so much. It was perfectly edible, I just didn't like the flavor.

Stir-Fried Egg and Tomato

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Stir-Fried-Egg-and-Tomato-352835

This was good. It would be better with garden fresh sweet tomatoes.